Staple gun having a rotating lower housing

Abstract

A staple gun having a rotating lower housing is disclosed. The staple gun has top and lower housings that include a cylindrical section. A cylindrical driver mechanism is housed in the cylindrical sections of the top and lower housings. The lower housing preferably includes a staple magazine. When using the staple gun, the lower housing, the staples in the staple magazine and the driver mechanism rotate together allowing the operation of the staple gun at a plurality of angles.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A staple gun for implanting a staple in an object, comprising: a driver mechanism that moves along an axis to implant the staple in the object;   a top housing having a top and a bottom section;   a spring connected to the top section of the top housing to hold the driver mechanism in place in the bottom section of the top housing;   a lower housing connected to the bottom section of the top housing so that the lower housing can be rotated about the axis that the driver mechanism moves along, the driver mechanism rotating with the lower housing; and,   trigger means for initially lifting the driver mechanism against the force of the spring and then releasing the driver mechanism so that the spring forces the driver mechanism down.   
     
     
       2. The staple gun of claim 1, wherein the lower housing can be rotated to one of a plurality of positions relative to the top housing. 
     
     
       3. The staple gun of claim 2 wherein the positions are 0°, 90°, 180°, and 270° relative to the top housing. 
     
     
       4. The staple gun of claim 1, further comprising: position locking means for orienting the angle of the lower housing rotation relative to the top housing.   
     
     
       5. The staple gun of claim 1, wherein the length of the lower housing is shorter than the length of the top housing and wherein the top housing further comprises a base section that extends downward. 
     
     
       6. A staple gun for implanting a staple in an object, comprising: a driver mechanism that moves along an axis to implant the staple in the object;   a top housing that extends away from the axis a first distance; and   a lower housing connected to the top housing so that the lower housing can be rotated about the axis that the driver mechanism moves along, the lower housing extending away from the axis a second distance which is shorter than the first distance, the lower housing also having a bottom; and   the top housing further having a base section having a bottom, the base section extending down substantially parallel to the axis, the bottom of the base section being in planar alignment with the bottom of the lower housing.